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Sunday Morning
Aug, 2,/73]
Dear Son
Yours by Bartly of July 10th came
duly to hand found us all in tolerable
duly health considering the very warm &
rainy weather we have had Dear little
Baby is now sick. Friday night last
and part of yesterday he seemed dan-
gerously ill, still suffers with indi-
gestion causing fevers & prostration. I
fear it will be hard work for him
to get through the summer safely
My own health is as good as I can hope
for all things considered. I do not feel
like going up to Brothers until cooler
and healthier weather comes. Will
begin to talk about it in October per-
haps. The musketoes [sic] are terrible here
now, no doubt you have some of the same
pestiferous tribe in Houston The grapes
are now ripe, Peaches nearly all gone
I will not be able to put up any new
this year; but feel determined to buy
some as I am so very fond of it & I believe
too it gives me strength during these long
hot summers. I wrote you early in July
by Sam when he went up from here
to pay him sixteen dollars for me
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And now I wish you to pay to Mr Sydnor
$14, dollars & some cents .50 cts for some articles I have
got of him lately. Gaston will go to the "Burg"
this evening if the babe continues to improve
this morning he is better. Nellie is well again
I have been looking for
you down for the last week, hope yet you
may come soon as the grapes may last some
ten days longer
As ever your loving Mother
Mary Jones
I saw Mrs. Page yesterday she is anxious to see
you in regard to some of her business, was
going up but I told her you would be down
I thought soon, so she will wait to see you here